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No. 68,658. I Patented Sept. 10, 1 867.-

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CALVIN SHEPARD, OF BINGH-AMTON, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 68,658, dated September 10, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATES.

TO ALL WHOM 1".1. MAY oononnm Be it known that I, CALVIN SHEPARD, ofBinghamton, in the county of Broome, in the State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Fastening, Farm-Gates andSliding Doors; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereof, reference'heing had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. v i

The nature of my invention consists in a. lever-catch andready-fastenerof farm-gates and sliding doors.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation. V

Thegate or door-post may he'constructed' in the'nsual form. Figure No. 2represents the post at the left hand, which is connected togetherby apin and a cap on the top of the post. The gate when shut rests on the Vpin, letter H. Letter B is a-self-operating lever-catch, which catcheson the under side of the pin, letter H. f The lever-catch is hung on a.pin that serves for the gate-handle; At the small end of the lever-catchthere is a ready-fastener marked letter C. This fastener renders thegate secure. i r I- What I claimssnew, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

The lever-catch, letter B, and the ready-fastener, letter C, as shown inthe combination.

i CALVIN SHEPARD.

Witnesses:

B. N. Looms, C. wrLooms.

